Water is essential to life. But are all waters the same? The answer is no. Martin Riese, General Manager and Water Sommelier of Ray’s & Stark Bar, has curated a water selection that demonstrates the difference in taste between twenty different waters sourced from various regions of the world. Terroir affects water just like wine. Let us take you on a global journey of water.
“Water is sometimes sharp and somtimes strong, sometimes acid and sometimes bitter, sometimes sweet and sometimes thick or thin, sometimes it is seen bringing hurt or pestilence, sometimes health giving, sometimes poisonous. It suffers change into as many natures as are the different places through which it passes.”
– Leonardo Da Vinci
Introduction
CANADA
Berg…………………………………………………………..4
DENMARK
Iskilde………………………………………………………..6
FIJI ISLANDS
Fiji………………………………………………………………8
FRANCE
Badoit………………………………………………………10 Evian…………………………………………………………12 Perrier………………………………………………………1.4 Saint Geron……………………………………………..16
GERMANY
Apollinaris……………………………………………….18 Gerolsteiner……………………………………………20
ITALY
Acqua Panna………………………………………….22 Ferrarelle………………………………………………..24 S. Pellegrino…………………………………………..26 Sole………………………………………………………….28
NORWAY
Voss…………………………………………………………30
SPAIN
Vichy Catalan…………………………………………32
UNITED KINGDOM
Hildon……………………………………………………..34 Llanilyr…………………………………………………….36
UNITED STATES
Beverly Hills 9OH2O…………………………….38 Saratoga…………………………………………………40 Waiakea………………………………………………….42
Our Selection
BERG
Berg Water is a glacial water from western Greenland. As massive icebergs break off 15,000 year old glaciers, they are harvested and melted under strict purity guidelines to preserve the water’s natural qualities. The result is a water virtually untouched by man and with little to no trace of minerals.
Type: Still
Content: Sodium 2.6 mg Magnesium 0.3 mg
Calcium 0.2 mg Size: 0.75 liters
Price: $20
Sweet Salty Smooth Complex
45
Canada
Canada
ISKILDE
“Iskilde” means “cold spring” in Danish. This artesian spring was discovered in the Mosso Conservation area in a remote part of the Danish lake highlands in 2001 by a retired insurance broker and his wife.
The aquifer from which the spring flows lies 150-180 ft below the surface and is covered by alternating layers of quartz-sand and hard clay. Uniquely, the water maintains a high content of oxygen that creates an unusual bubbling effect upon opening a bottle.
Type: Still
Content: Sodium 70 mg Magnesium 6.8 mg
Calcium 63 mg Size: 1.00 liters
Price: $12
Sweet Salty Smooth Complex
67
Denmark
Denmark
FIJI
FIJI water begins as rain falling on the tropical island of Viti Levu’s north coast and is drawn from an artesian aquifer that lies hundreds of feet below the edges of a primitive rainforest. As it filters down through layer after layer of ancient volcanic rock, the natural filtration process introduces the mineral silica which contributes to Fiji Water’s distinctly soft, smooth “mouthfeel” (a professional tasters’ term that refers to a liquid’s taste and texture). That distance and isolation is part of what makes FIJI water so pure and rich in taste.
Type: Still
Content: Sodium 18 mg Magnesium 15 mg
Calcium 18 mg Size: 1.00 liters
Price: $10
Sweet Salty Smooth Complex
89
Fiji
Fiji
BADOIT
Badoit is naturally carbonated with tiny bubbles, the type found in fine Champagne, that give this water a light and sophisticated taste despite the TDS (total dissolved solid) content. The water rises through granite from a thermal spring
in Saint Galmier, a town in the Loire region of France. It pairs well with sweet wine and cheese.
Type: Sparkling
Content: Sodium 165 mg Magnesium 85 mg
Calcium 190 mg Size: 0.75 liters
Price: $8
Sweet Salty Smooth Complex
10
11
France
France
EVIAN
This water begins as rain and melt-water filtering down through sandstone and gravel in the French Alps. It takes 15 years for the water to pass through the mountain before rising to the spring, along the way it picks up calcium and magnesium producing a slightly bitter, unique taste that you will either love or hate.
Type: Still
Content: Sodium 6.5 mg Magnesium 26 mg
Calcium 80 mg Size: 0.75 liters
Price: $8
Sweet Salty Smooth Complex
12
13
France
France
PERRIER
One hundred and twenty million years ago,
on the Languedoc plain in southern France, rainwater seeped into the ground as volcanic gas rose up to the surface. When the water and gas met, they both forced their way up through the open fissures in the limestone and gushed with the release of carbonic gas. The water bubbled as if boiling, earning this place the name, “Les Bouillens,” meaning ‘boiling waters’ in French.
Type: Sparkling
Content: Sodium 9.5 mg Magnesium 6.8 mg
Calcium 155 mg Size: 0.75 liters
Price: $9
Sweet Salty Smooth Complex
14
15
France
France
SAINT GERON
The mineral spring of Saint Geron in Auvergne has a long and proud history. Enjoyed by the Romans, this water is the result of a thousand year voyage, starting with rainfall seeping into the soil and following crevices deep down into the earth. Enriched by minerals along the way, it rises to the surface with a burst of complexity and is heralded for its health benefits.
Type: Sparkling
Content: Sodium 225 mg Magnesium 53 mg
Calcium 79 mg Size: 0.75 liters
Price: $8
Sweet Salty Smooth Complex
16
17
France
France
APOLLINARIS
“The Queen of Table Waters” originates in a site which has different layers of rock and volcanic occlusions: the Eifel. This unspoiled landscape allows the water to penetrate into the deepest layers of the earth. Natural carbonic acid collects from the volcanic rock stratum, facilitating the absorption of many minerals and giving this water it’s natural effervescence.
Type: Sparkling
Content: Sodium 410 mg Magnesium 130 mg
Calcium 100 mg Size: 0.75 liters
Price: $12
Sweet Salty Smooth Complex
18
19
Germany
Germany
GEROLSTEINER
The sparkling thirst quencher with the fresh flavor: Gerolsteiner is Germany’s most consumed mineral water.
Special geological circumstances typical to
the Eifel are the reason for the inimitable freshness and the healthy substances contained in Gerolsteiner. The volcanic origin of the
rock is responsible for the high calcium and magnesium content in Gerolsteiner. A liter of Gerolsteiner Sparkling covers a third of the daily requirements for these two nutrients.
Type: Sparkling
Content: Sodium 118 mg Magnesium 108 mg
Calcium 348 mg Size: 0.75 liters
Price: $10
Sweet Salty Smooth Complex
20
21
Germany
Germany
ACQUA PANNA
The Acqua Panna source is nestled among beech wood and chestnut forests on the slopes of Mount Gazzaro, 3,700 feet high in the pristine Apennines Mountains of Tuscany. This serene, vast, unspoiled natural reserve, brings forth
a luminous water with neither the slightest effervescence nor odor. The first sip has a pleasant, fresh taste due to the low acid and
low mineral salt content. Not without structure, it imparts a taste that is as light as a feather, pleasantly soft and velvety.
Type: Still
Content: Sodium 7 mg Magnesium 7 mg
Calcium 32 mg Size: 0.75 liters
Price: $8
Sweet Salty Smooth Complex
22
23
Italy
Italy
FERRARELLE
This water of volcanic origin begins its life in the south of Italy. It takes ten years for the water
to pass slowly through the underground rock and uncontaminated depths of this source. As it does, Ferrarelle water encounters the natural gas of an ancient and now extinct volcano gaining its effervescence and producing a full, pleasant taste.
Type: Sparkling
Content: Sodium 49 mg Magnesium 18 mg
Calcium 362 mg Size: 1 liter
Price: $12
Sweet Salty Smooth Complex
24
25
Italy
Italy
S. PELLEGRINO
S.Pellegrino flows naturally from a spring in Val Brembana, in the foothills of the Italian Alps
in the territory of San Pellegrino Terme, near Bergamo (Lombardy). The water arrives at the surface naturally enriched with mineral salts. S.Pellegrino water has a lot of presence thanks to its lively and long-lasting bubbles, which feel creamy on the palate and a slightly salty taste, well-balanced with acidity to give an overall refreshing, thirst-quenching feel.
Type: Sparkling
Content: Sodium 36 mg Magnesium 53 mg
Calcium 181 mg Size: 0.75 liters
Price: $9
Sweet Salty Smooth Complex
26
27
Italy
Italy
SOLE
The spring Fonte Sole is located at the heart of the village of Nuvolento in the Lombardy. The well-balanced group of minerals in this water
is derived from a natural filtration process that occurs as this water works its way through varying geological rocks and minerals to the well-protected, underground source.
Type: Still
Content: Sodium 2.6 mg Magnesium 31 mg
Calcium 108 mg Size: 0.75 liters
Price: $8
Sweet Salty Smooth Complex
28
29
Italy
Italy
VOSS
Voss Artesian water was one of the first companies to combine design with water.
The cylindrical packaging, famously designed by Neil Kraft (formerly chief design artist for Calvin Klein), added a premium element to the water market in the United States which set the stage for water to be seen as more than just a beverage, and to become the lifestyle choice that it is today.
Type: Still
Content: Sodium 6 mg Magnesium 1 mg
Calcium 5 mg Size: 0.8 liters
Price: $10
Sweet Salty Smooth Complex
30
31
Norway
Norway
VICHY CATALAN
This water rises from a very unique 140 F
hot spring in Girona, in the Catalan region of Spain. Ancient rulers, conquerors and health- seekers have been coming to this spring for health benefits since the Middle Ages. The TDS level in this water is simply mind-blowing. At
a staggering 3,052 milligrams per liter, you
are certain to get a full dose of several key minerals including Calcium, Magnesium, Sodium, Potassium, Bicarbonate, Flouride and Silica. At these levels of content, carbonation comes at high pressure so be careful opening.
Type: Sparkling
Content: Sodium 1100 mg Magnesium 6.4 mg
Calcium 14 mg Size: 1 liter
Price: $12
Sweet Salty Smooth Complex
32
33
Spain
Spain
HILDON
The distinctive terroir of Hildon Natural Mineral Water comes from deep beneath the chalkhills of the beautiful Hampshire countryside.
This chalk environment filters the water to exceptional purity and embodies it with a specific composition of minerals characteristic of the geological strata it flows through.
This ‘fingerprint’ gives this water a taste and composition which is uniquely Hildon and a favorite of the Royals.
Type: Still
Content: Sodium 7.7 mg Magnesium 1.7 mg
Calcium 97 mg Size: 0.75 liters
Price: $12
Sweet Salty Smooth Complex
34
35
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
LLANILLYR
Llanllyr is a premier bottled water that has been drawn since 1180 AD from the same springs beneath certified organic farmland in Llanllyr, Talsarn, in West Wales. Whether it can be classified as organic water or not is a moot point. Its clear, refreshing taste and stylish presentation have made it the water of choice for many prestigious restaurants, hotels and events in London and throughout the UK.
Type: Still
Content: Sodium 12 mg Magnesium 8 mg
Calcium 12 mg Size: 0.75 liters
Price: $10
Sweet Salty Smooth Complex
36
37
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
BEVERLY HILLS 9OH2O
Inspired by the crafting of Champagne and fine spirits, a team of fine dining experts created Beverly Hills 9OH2O to be the world’s first
water designed and crafted for taste. Pristine spring water from Northern California mountains is combined with a select balance of natural minerals, resulting in a 7.5 pH alkalinity, and a silky smooth, incredibly crisp taste profile. These characteristics were chosen to produce a water that pairs perfectly with fine foods, wines, and spirits. To add to the ethos of designer water, 9OH2O is batch produced in limited editions
of 10,000 individually numbered diamond-like glass bottles.
Type: Still
Content: Sodium 4 mg Magnesium 40 mg
Calcium 30 mg Size: 1 liter
Price: $16
Sweet Salty Smooth Complex
38
39
United States
United States
SARATOGA
Steeped in legend and lore, and from deep beneath the lush Adirondack foothills comes one of the few naturally carbonated springs
in the country. Drinking and bathing in the waters of Saratoga Springs was regarded as medicine by the Mohawk and Iroquois Indians, who celebrated its strong healing and curative properties.
Type: Sparkling
Content: Sodium 9 mg Magnesium 3 mg
Calcium 14 mg Size: 0.75 liters
Price: $9
Sweet Salty Smooth Complex
40
41
United States
United States
WAIAKEA
Waiākea Volcanic water originates in Hawaii
on the pristine snow capped peak of the
active Mauna Loa volcano in one of the purest environments on Earth. The water is then naturally filtered through 14,000 feet of porous lava rock which enhances it with life sustaining minerals before finally emerging as delicious and pure volcanic water.
Type: Still
Content: Sodium 6 mg Magnesium 3 mg
Calcium 28 mg Size: 0.75 liters
Price: $8
Sweet Salty Smooth Complex
42
43
United States
United States
“HUMAN NATURE IS LIKE WATER.
IT TAKES THE SHAPE OF ITS CONTAINER.” – WALLACE STEVENS
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